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Long term action plan mooted to control dust pollution: Will Okhla breathe fresh air? Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai today held a review meeting with the officials of the environment department and Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) to curb pollution levels in Delhi. Rai said that a seven-member committee has been constituted, and to ensure that the Kejriwal government is going to formulate a long-term action plan to control dust pollution. On March 4, a round table conference will be held to consult experts and various organizations will be consulted to formulate an action plan for how to implement the…

15 JMI paramedical staff honoured as Corona Warriors by Delhi Government Fifteen Paramedical staff of Dr M. A. Ansari Health Centre, Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) were felicitated by the Delhi Government for their services during the Covid-19 pandemic. The ‘Corona Warrior Appreciation Ceremony’ was held today at the Dr M. A. Ansari Health Centre,JMI where Dr. Nazim Husain Al-Jafri, Controller of Examinations & Registrar, JMI presented appreciation certificates to the paramedical staff, issued by the Examining Body for Para- Medical Training, Department of Health & Family Welfare, Government of NCT of Delhi in recognition of their services during the pandemic.…

First English medium school for poor kids in Okhla by Delhi Waqf Board to start soon: MLA Amanatullah It was on May 5, 2019 when at a meeting of Muslim intellectuals in Okhla, AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan had announced that the Delhi Waqf Board will set up 250 English medium primary and middle schools on line of DPS for poor children. Community portal OT was the first to report this. After years, Khan, the current chairman, told the OT that work is going on in full swing and the school will be opened soon. “We have taken on rent a…

First shoe bank along with toy bank opens SDMC today inaugurated Delhi’s first shoe bank in West Zone’s Subhash Nagar area. The shoe bank along with Toy Bank, Plastic Lao-Khad Le Jao amenities has been open up in a erstwhile Dhalao near Gate of Rajouri Apartments, opposite STP Subhash Nagar. During the inauguration, Dr. Sonal Swaroop, Dy. Commissioner, West Zone, Col. B.K. Obroi, Chairman, Ward Committee, Surender Setia, Municipal Councilor, Rajiv Kumar Jain, Suptdg. Engineer & Nodal Officer, SBM, other Senior Officers and other residents were present. During the ongoing Swachh Survekshan 2021, South Delhi Municipal Corporation is rigorously promoting…

Flamingoes, pelicans come to Okhla to bird watchers’ delight The past few days for bird watchers at Okhla Bird Sanctuary have been delightful as they got chance to watch 100 flamingoes and 40 pelicans. A pelican flock reached the park recently, reported TOI. “We were pleasantly surprised to see flamingoes. They usually swim freely when there is enough water. Birders have spotted them in the past couple of days,” said Jaswinder Waraich, a birder. “We have also seen a good flock of pelicans this time. They migrated towards the end of the season,” Waraich added. PK Srivastava, forest officer, Gautam…

Shaheen Bagh snatching case cracked: 2 held, 2 mobile phones, motorcycle recovered The local police said it cracked mobile snatching case by arresting two people. Two mobile phones, one motorcycle seized and one motorcycle recovered from the accused, the police said. They disclosed that they had stolen one motorcycle from Jaitpur and snatched one mobile phone near Saheen Bagh Metro station, they said, adding that both of them along with other associates robbed money from one person in Jasola Vihar in a TSR. The incident happened with a complainant two days ago when he was going home, said the police,…

Feeling suffocated in Jamia Nagar! Resident sheds light on locality’s growth I know Okhla for the last 40 years. It is here where I spent my childhood. I grew up seeing the locality grow in a haphazard way. I was a small boy and was unable to stop it grow like this. High-rise buildings have come up everywhere. Open fields are gone and the greenery is shrinking. I feel suffocated. But still I cannot desert the locality. I live here. Who is responsible for ripping apart the scenic locality? Okhla residents, particularly those who reside in Jamia Nagar, are ignorant,…

OT keeping spirit of community journalism alive, support it: Aseem Asha Johri Farm-based resident and alumnus of Mass Communication Research Centre, Jamia Millia Islamia, Aseem Asha Usman, has backed the OT for its local coverage and crowd funding drive. “I have been reading the Okhla Times (OT) for many years. It provides a wealth of information and offers an informative, thoughtful, even entertaining way to find out what’s going on in our local community. “Adding to the feather of the OT, it has been doing a great work with limited resources and meagre support from any external sources keeping the…

Okhla’s e-rickshaws: Are they menace or lifeline? Without doubt, e-rickshaws are a boon for short route travelers while it is bane on the roads, particularly in Jamia Nagar area where one can find e-rickshaws mushrooming.  For residents it is a menace. But once cannot ignore the fact that since its arrival, the battery-powered non-polluting vehicle has enabled many hand-to-mouth lead a better life in the locality. It is another story that irresponsible driving of amateur drivers and their rush to pick up residents has made e-rickshaw drivers unpopular among many residents. Since its arrival on the scene in Okhla, traveling…

JMI research scholar gets Best Paper Award 2020 Mohd. Nazim, a Ph D research scholar in Computer Science and Technology discipline, under the supervision of Prof. Chaudhary Wali Mohammad, Department of Applied Sciences and Humanities, Faculty of Engineering and Technology, Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI), has been awarded the Best Paper Award at “2020 IEEE International Conference on Computing, Power and Communication Technologies” sponsored by IEEE Industry Applications Society, USA and organized by Galgotias University, Greater Noida, NCR New Delhi, India. Nazim received award for his research paper titled “Generating Datasets for Software Requirements Prioritization Research”, presented virtually in the conference.…